Recipe: Perfect Otak Otak Noodle Soup

Otak Otak Noodle Soup. See great recipes for Okra With Otak Otak, Otak Otak Noodle Soup too! As mentioned just now, otak-otak is one of the most famous food that must be tried and can be found at everywhere in Muar. But Cheng Boi is the original, authentic and best otak-otak in town.

Tiffany's uncles and aunties run the famous Lau Lee fish ball noodle stalls 老李鱼丸面 in Muar. Photo credit: Yuki Tiffany, Yuki and I went hunting for otah otah in Muar. Otak-otak is a grilled fish cake made of ground fish meat mixed with tapioca starch and spices. You can have Otak Otak Noodle Soup using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Otak Otak Noodle Soup

1. You need of FISH OR PRAWN PASTE.
2. Prepare 1 of otak otak.
3. You need 2 tbsp of dice garlic and shallot.
4. You need 3 cup of any stock.
5. You need 1 tbsp of cornstarch with 4tbsp of water.
6. It’s of FRIED EGG.
7. You need 1 of fried egg.
8. Prepare of PRE FRIED EGG NOODLE.
9. It’s 1 of yee mee.

It is widely known across Southeast Asia, especially in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, where it is traditionally served fresh, wrapped inside a banana leaf, as well as in many Asian stores internationally – being sold as frozen food. It can be eaten solely as a snack or with steamed rice as. Fold the other edge in and press down gently. Use bamboo toothpicks to secure both ends of the otak-otak.

Otak Otak Noodle Soup instructions

1. A PACKAGE OF OTAK OTAK (PRAWN PASTE ).
2. Put otak otak in a steamer plate and steam for 15 minutes then break up into big chunk.
3. With oil sauté garlic and shallot till fragrant then add cooked otak otak.
4. Add stock and bring into a boil then thicken soup with 3tbsp of cornstarch mixture.
5. YEE MEE (PRE FRIED EGG NOODLE).
6. SERVE BY ADDING HOT BOILING OTAK OTAK SAUCE ONTO DEEP FRIED YEE MEE AND TOP WITH ADDITIONAL FRESH DICE GARLIC AND SHALLOT.

Repeat until all the otak-otak paste is used up. Tip: Position grill rack close to the top heating coil. Otak-Otak (some call it Fish Mousse) must rank as one of the most delicious dishes I've ever tasted. The most famous otak-otak in Malaysia is sold in the town of Muar (where PB hails from). Penang nyonya otak-otak is a steamed fish custard wrapped with banana leave and it goes extremely well with a bowl of hot rice.